Why do I think this is incredibly funny? The windshield wasn't even broken. I guess that's why they drive 'em. It sure paid off in her case. Go Granny! Go Granny!
Midlothian woman suffers minor injuries when she crashes into neighbor's home
All in all, it could have been worse for everyone involved Wednesday when an 81-year-old Midlothian woman accidentally drove her car through her garage, across the alley and into a neighbor's home.
The woman, whose name was not released, was treated and released Wednesday at a local hospital.
The neighbors, who were not home when the accident happened, have had to move in with relatives until the home can be made safe for occupancy.
It all started shortly before 5 p.m. when the woman pulled her Cadillac into her garage and the "accelerator apparently stuck." She smashed through the back of her garage, went through the yard, crossed the alley, went through the back yard of the house across the alley and crashed into the home, according to Midlothian Fire Chief Bill Sheehy.
The car went several feet into the home, he said.
The woman suffered minor facial injuries, officials said.
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Turns out she wasn't Scottish. Just forgot that pretty much every region and town in the UK has at least one American namesake, even though I myself have had a few good laughs, when I told people in the US I was from Holland, only to add Michigan, after their faces lit up.
*In case you're unaware of this fact, Scots are reputed to be greedy. Oh well, it only rains once a year in Scotland. All year long.
Edited by dutchboy on 9/12/2008 at 12:53 PM
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